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Excerpt from The American Rose Annual, 1923 There is definite evidence of a great increase in rose interest in America. All over the land, literally from the Arctic Circle to Central America, men and women are working to make the rose universal. Beyond our own vast territory, too, members of the American Rose Society show a deepening interest in extending the dominion of the Queen of Flowers. President Pyles stirring message to members, the differing angles of rose development taken by three eminent magazine editors, and the urgent need made evident for support that may forward American rose research, all demand general interest of the unselfish sort. Somewhere there is a worker, possibly of Van Fleet genius and quality, who may thus be supported to ward the doing of great things for the rose in America. It is believed that the critical study of climatic relations made by Capt. Thomas and the referendum report on The Favored Roses of All America are the, most important and helpful presentations ...